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Academic Search Complete  
Humanities, social sciences, news and events, sciences, policy -- mutli-disciplinary coverage of journals. Includes many full text articles.
Ad*Access  
Images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II.
African Studies Abstracts Online  
Quarterly bibliography listing edited works and articles from African Studies journals and journals from Africa.
Ageline  
Citations and abstracts to journal articles and other materials covering issues related to aging.
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Alt Healthwatch  
Full text articles and other documents and publications covering topics in complementary and alternative medicine.
America's Historical Newspapers  
Early American newspapers are a major primary source for American history. 1-3 provide unprecedented access to the nation's newspapers from 1690-1876. Series 1 covers 1690-1876, series 2 and 3 cover 1821-1876.
America: History and Life  
Principal resource for articles on American and Canadian history.
American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines   
American Psychiatric Association (APA) practice guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders.
American State Papers  
Digitized and searchable edition of legislative and executive documents of Congress from 1789-1838.
Annual Review: Sociology  
Full text extensive research reviews of current and emerging topics within sociology.
Annual Reviews of Psychology  
Full text extensive research reviews of current and emerging topics within psychology.
Annual Reviews Online  
Full text extensive research reviews of current and emerging topics in a variety of disciplines: biomedical, physical and social sciences.
Anthropological Index  
Searchable database of articles from international anthropology and archaeology journals.
Anthropology Plus  
Extensive searchable database of articles and essays on anthropology, archaeology, and related fields.
Anthropology Review Database  
A searchable database providing access to reviews of books and films in the field of Anthropology.
Anthrosource  
Searchable database provides full-text access to selected anthropology journals.
Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts - AATA Online  
A searchable database of abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage.
Art Index  
Citations from 400 art journals, 1984 - present. Selected full-text coverage, 1997 - present.
Art Index Retrospective  
Citations to articles and reproductions from 420 art journals.
ArticleFirst  
Listing of items from the table of contents pages of over 13,000 journals. Subjects range from business, humanities, and popular culture to sciences, medicine, and technology.
Arts and Humanities Citation Index  
Topic and citation searching to identify articles published in high impact arts and humanities journals.
ArtStor  
Digital library of approximately 700,000 images in the areas of art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences with a set of tools to view, present, and manage images for research and teaching. Click the 'Go' button in the upper right hand corner of the screen to enter ArtStor.
Australasian Digital Theses Program  
Full text digitized Australian and New Zealand doctorate and masters theses from 1998.
Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals  
Indexes articles about architecture, archaeology, city planning, interior design, and historic preservation. Coverage: early 1900's to present.
Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN)  
Searchable database of citations related to conservation and restoration of cultural property.
Bibliography of Asian Studies  
Primary database for Asian-related humanities and social science research.
Bibliography of Data-Related Literature  
Find publications based on ICPSR data via the Bibliography of Data-Related Literature, a searchable database that contains over 41,000 citations of known published and unpublished works resulting from analyses of data held in the ICPSR archive.
Bibliography of Native North Americans  
Searchable database of literature on the Natives of North America.
Biological and Agricultural Index Plus  
Citations and some full text for articles in ~350 core life sciences magazines and journals.
BioOne  
BioOne is an aggregation of the full-texts of high-impact bioscience research journals, focused on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences; mostly published by small societies and non-commercial publishers.
British Pathe  
A digital archive of the British Pathe news corporation from 1896 – 1970. Educational users can preview stills and low resolution clips for free from among 3500 hours of film newsreels. The archive covers history, social history, sports, news and entertainment.
Business & Company Resource Center  
Company and industry profiles, news, etc.
Business Source Premier  
Full text and citations to articles on all aspects of business, company profiles, and country information.
Business Source Premier (Enhanced Business Searching Interface)  
Enhanced business searching interface for the Business Source Premier database.
Cabell's Directories  
reference source for journal information and journal publication outlets for graduate students and faculty in business, economics and education disciplines.
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare  
Evidence-based child welfare practices.
Campbell Library of Systematic Reviews  
The Campbell Library of Systematic Reviews provides free online access to systematic reviews in the areas of education, criminal justice and social welfare. The library is a peer-reviewed source of reliable evidence of the effects of interventions.
Caribbean Abstracts  
Abstracts of books and articles in the humanities and social sciences written about the Caribbean region since 1989.
CenStats  
Building permits by city, county and state by month and annually.
Chicano Database  
bibliographic citations for books, articles, videos, goverment documents on topics related to the Mexican-American and broader Latino experience.
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA): National Data Analysis System  
CWLA brings together data from a wide range of sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System, Centers for Disease Control, Urban Institute and more.
China Data Online  
provides extensive economic and social data on China at the national, provincial, county and city levels.
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Chronicle of Higher Education  
Comprehensive access to all CHE online content from 1989 to the present.
Cochrane Library  
Full text of evidence-based reviews of clinical trials and healthcare/medical interventions.
ComAbstracts  
Citations and abstracts for articles from primary research journals in communication.
Communications Abstracts  
Citations to communication-related articles, reports, papers, and books from a variety of information sources.
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Conference Board Research Online  
A searchable collection of fulltext research reports (1998 - present) by Conference Board on the latest issues in business management and US and global economics.

** The database does not include business cycle indicator data, consumer confidence survey data or leading indicators data.
Conference Papers Index  
"Conference Papers provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world." Coverage dates: 1982-present
Congressional Universe  
Citations and full text to U.S. legislative information, including bills and pending legislation, legislative history, hearings, testimony, reports, documents, Congressional Record, public laws, etc.
CQ Library  
Full text of CQ Weekly (bills, legislative action) and CQ Researcher (research reports on current issues).
Criminal Justice Abstracts  
Citations to articles in scholarly journals. Topics: crime trends, prevention and deterrence, juveniles, police, courts, sentencing.
Criminology Full Text  
Covers such subjects as Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Penology, Policing, Forensic Psychology, and Family and Domestic Violence.
Daily Journal of Commerce  
The Daily Journal of Commerce has for more than a century been a key resource for the business and building leaders in the greater Portland, Oregon metro area.

Access restricted. Ask at Reference Desk for details about Web-based access at http://www.djcoregon.com.
DARE (Databases of Abstracts of Review Effects)  
Contains over 4000 abstracts of quality assessed and critically appraised systematic reviews. The database focuses on the effects of interventions used in health and social care.
DataLab  
DataLab, a new website from the Institute of Education Sciences' National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), puts a wide range of survey data collected by NCES at your fingertips.
Digital Scriptorium  
The Digital Scriptorium is an image database of medieval and renaissance manuscripts that unites scattered resources from many institutions into an international tool for teaching and scholarly research. Presently viewable on the DS website are records for 5,300 manuscripts and for 24,300 images
Dissertations and Masters Theses  
Full text of dissertations from 1997- present; citations and abstracts for dissertations and masters theses. Dissertations from 1861 - present; selected thesis from 1962 - present
Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800)  
Searchable database of digitized early American books, pamphlets and broadsides published between 1639 and 1800.
Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)  
Searchable database of digitized early American pamphlets, broadsides, books, state papers and governmental materials published between 1801 and 1819.
Early American Newspapers I, II, and III  
Early American newspapers are a major primary source for American history. 1-3 provide unprecedented access to the nation's newspapers from 1690-1876. Series 1 covers 1690-1876, series 2 and 3 cover 1821-1876.
Early English Books Online (EEBO)  
Full text digital facsimiles of titles from the earliest printed works in the English language.
EBSCOhost  
Humanities, social scienes, news and events, sciences, policy -- mutli-disciplinary coverage of journals; includes many full text articles.
EconLit  
Citations and abstracts of journals, books, dissertations, and working papers on economics.
Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003  
Full text from of the Economist, the British weekly newspaper focusing on business, international events and opinion.
Education Full Text  
Research in peer reviewed education journals -- citations, abstracts and some full text.
eHRAF World Cultures  
Full-text ethnographic sources searchable by culture or topic.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online  
Full text of more than 150,000 important printed works published in the United Kingdom between 1701 and 1800, along with thousands of important works from the Americas.
EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit)  
Reports on country commerce, country finance, and doing business in various countries.
EIU Country Commerce  
Guide to the specific operating conditions, commercial laws and business regulations in 60 countries.
EIU Country Finance  
Guide to the changing financial operating conditions, tax laws, investment opportunities, and financial services in 45 principal financial markets.
EIU ViewsWire  
Daily briefings on economic, political and market developments in over 200 countries.
Encyclopaedia of Islam  
The result of decades of research and work, the Encyclopaedia of Islam is generally acclaimed as one of the major scholarly enterprises of this century. Its sheer size and scope is enormous. Its thousands of pages contain a true mine of information of immense value for any student and researcher of the Islamic world.
Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS)  
Online full text compendium of twenty UNESCO-published disciplinary encyclopedias concerned with all aspects of sustainability.
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures  
A unique collaboration of over 1000 scholars from around the world, the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures crosses history, geographic borders and disciplines to create a ground-breaking reference work reflecting the very latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world.
Environmental Science and Pollution Management  
Citations and abstracts of the environmental, ecology, and water resources literature.
ERIC (EBSCO Interface)  
Teaching, learning, schools, educational policy; article citations, full text of non-peer reviewed documents. Locating material found in ERIC.
Ethnic Newswatch  
Interdisciplinary database of newspapers, magazines and journals by ethnic, minority and native presses. Full Text. English and Spanish.
Foundation Directory Online  
The Foundation Center's database houses a collection of data on the entire universe of over 76,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities. Please visit the PSU Library Reference Desk for access information.
Fuente Academica  
Searchable multidisciplinary database of Spanish-language academic journals.
Gender Studies Database  
combines Womens Studies International and Men's Studies databases. Citations to journal articles, conference papers, book chapters, governement reports, working papers, theses and dissertations. Covers publications from 1972-present.
General Business File  
Articles from trade publications, journals, magazines, company profiles, full text of Investext investment reports and recent newswire releases
Geobase  
Citations and abstracts to the worldwide literature of geography, geology, ecology, and international development.
GeoRef  
Citations and abstracts of the earth sciences (including palaeontology) literature.
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Global Market Information Database (Core Statistics)  
Current, historical, and projected statistics (economic, business, and social indicators) for over 250 countries around the world.
HAPI, Hispanic American Periodicals Index  
Citations to articles in Latin American and Hispanic American magazines and journals.
Health & Wellness Resource Center with Alternative Health Module  
Full text of popular reference books, journals, magazines and pamphlets for consumers and health care professionals. Includes popular information about alternative health therapies.
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI)  
Citations to articles discussing tests and instruments used in social science research.
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Health Reference Center Academic  
Full text of nursing and allied health journals, includes full text and images selected nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.
Health Source: Consumer Edition  
Article citations and many full text articles from popular health and medicine journals.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic edition  
Article citations and many full text articles from health and medicine journals
Historical Abstracts  
Principal resource for articles on world history from 1450-present.
Historical Statistics of the United States - Millennial Edition  
U.S. demographic and economic statistics from colonial times to present.
History Cooperative  
Searchable and browseable index of full-text history journals.
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine  
The History of Science, Technology, and Medicine database provides access to articles, books, book reviews, dissertations, and conference proceedings in science, technology, and medicine.
Homeland Security Digital Library  
An authoritative tool for research in the field of homeland security, which includes topics such as terrorism, public health, borders and immigration, intelligence, civil liberties, weapons and the military.
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective  
Citations to articles from major social science and humanities journals from 1907-1984
ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)  
Vast archive of social science data, including aging, child care, criminal justice, demography, education, political science, public and mental health, and sociology.
Index Islamicus  
Index Islamicus is THE international classified bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world.

Rightly described as 'an indispensable tool for libraries, graduates and undergraduates alike', it provides the reader with an effective overview of what has been published since 1906 on a given subject in the field of Islamic Studies in its broadest sense.

Index Islamicus includes extensive indices of names and subjects carefully geared to this rapidly expanding field of study.
Informe  
Article citations, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines
International Financial Statistics  
Financial and economic time series data for over 200 countries/areas. Back to 1948.
International Index to Black Periodicals  
Multidisciplinary coverage for over 150 international Black Studies journals, with full text coverage of 25 core journals.
International Medieval Bibliography  
Citations to journal articles and books related to the Middle Ages, covering Europe, the Middle East and North Africa from 400-1500.
Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art  
This website is conceived as a companion to the Islamic galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Intended as a general introduction to Islamic art, it draws upon examples from the museum’s comprehensive collection, which includes works from an area extending from southern Spain to Central Asia, ranging in date from the seventh century up to the present day.
ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance  
The online bibliography covers literature pertaining to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
JSTOR  
Historical backfiles of full text articles from a selected number of major research journals.
L'année Philologique  
Indexes journal articles and conference papers about all aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world. Covers Greek and Latin linguistics, ancient archaeology, history, mythology, and religion.
LexisNexis Academic Universe  
Full text sources, including: regional, national and international newspapers; business, legal, and medical publications; and government documents.
LGBT Life with Full Text  
Indexes worldwide literature regarding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transexual and transgender issues. Contains full-text for about one quarter of the indexed titles.
Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA)  
Comprehensive resource in disciplines concerned with the nature and use of language. Provides citations to publications.
Literature Resource Center  
Provides information on literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more.
Medica Latina  
A Spanish language collection of medical research and investigative journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers. This unique database provides access to full text for nearly 100 peer-reviewed medical journals.
MEDLINE (Ebsco interface)  
Comprehensive database covering research literature in all areas of medicine from 1953-present. Published by the National Library of Medicine includes links to open access full text articles.
MEDLINE (FirstSearch interface)  
Comprehensive database covering research literature in all areas of medicine from 1953-present. Published by the National Library of Medicine includes links to open access full text articles.
MEDLINE (Ovid Interface)  
Citations and abstracts for journal articles in all areas of medical practice and research.
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MEDLINE (PubMed interface)  
Citations and abstracts for journal articles in all areas of medical practice and research
Mental Measurements Yearbook  
Information on commercially published tests and instruments; includes full text of research reviews of tests.
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MLA International Bibliography  
Citations to journal articles, dissertations, and books in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore from 1963 to the present.
Museology Bibliography (BMUSE)  
Searchable database containing citations of journal articles, books and reports published from 1900 to the present relating to museums and museum curatorship.
National Criminal Justice Reference Services  
Full text of criminal justice publications from federal, state, and local government. Contains books, research reports, journal articles, and unpublished research.
National Guideline Clearinghouse  
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines. NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NBER Working Paper Series  
Full text access to PDF working papers by the National Bureau of Economics Research programs.
NESTOR: Bibliography of Aegean Prehistory and Related Areas  
A searchable version of Nestor, the international bibliography of Aegean studies, Homeric society, Indo-European linguistics, and related fields. Includes citations to journal articles, chapters of books and conference proceedings.
New York Times Historical File (1851- 2001)  
Complete, searchable archive of the New York Times from 1851-2001 with full-page and article PDFs.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center  
Controversial contemporary topic summaries providing overviews of the issues, description of aspects of the issue, and providing pro and con arguments for each side. Each title explores a specific issue by placing opinions in a pro/con format.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)  
Citations on topics of public policy to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, web sites and government documents
PapersFirst  
Index to millions of papers presented at conferences worldwide
PILOTS  
Citations to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events.
Pre-CINHAL  
A current awareness of new journal articles which are available to searchers only for the time when these articles are being assigned additional indexing.
PrimateLit  
Searchable database of citations on broad scope of topics related to nonhuman primates.
Professional Development Collection  
Full text of educator magazines and journals from dates in the mid 1990s to the present.
ProjectMuse  
Full text articles from scholarly humanities and social science journals.
Proquest Historical Annual Reports  
More than 800 US companies' annual reports (1844-current) available through searchable pdf images.
PsycINFO  
Citations and abstracts for journals, books and dissertations in psychology and human behavior.
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PubMed (Interface for MEDLINE)  
Citations and abstracts for journal articles in all areas of medical practice and research
Quick Health Data Online   
access United States' county, state, regional and national health statistical data divided into eleven main categories.
RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies  
Citations of research articles related to all aspects of Judaic Studies.
ReferenceUSA  
Profiles on companies, health care providers, nonprofit organizations and government agencies.
Religion and Philosophy Collection  
Citations and full-text articles related to philosophy and religion.
Romantic Era Redefined  
The Romantic Era Redefined provides a new, genre-redefining electronic collection of Romantic-era literature. It includes poetry, prose, drama, letters, and diaries-along with political, philosophical, scientific, and sociological works.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy  
The definitive resource for philosophy information. Features more than 2,000 original entries from a team of over 1,300 of the world's most respected scholars and philosophers.
Royal Historical Society Bibliography  
Resource for article, book, and chapter citations on the history of the British Isles back to 55BC.
Sage eReference  
Full text of 81 encyclopedias and reference books in the social sciences and humanities published by Sage Reference. Can be searched by keyword or browsed by topic.
Science.gov  
Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies including research and development results.
ScienceDirect  
Full text of articles published in PSU-subscription Elsevier journals from 1997 - present
Security Management Practices  
An online intelligence resource for critical IT, legal, financial and physical security information.
SimplyMap  
SimplyMap is an Internet-based mapping application that enables users to develop interactive thematic maps and reports using thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.
Social Sciences Citation Index  
Topic and citation searching to identify articles published in high impact social science journals.
Social Services Abstracts  
Citations to research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
SocINDEX  
SocINDEX, with more than 1.3 million records, covers an array of social science disciplines - from anthropology to social work.
Sociological Abstracts  
Citations to the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
SourceOECD  
OECD's Online Library of Statistical Databases, Books and Periodicals.
SUMSearch  
SUMSearch is a unique method of searching for medical evidence by using the Internet. NOTE: search PSYCINFO for more behavioral interventions.
TestLink  
The Test Collection at ETS is a library of more than 25,000 tests and other measurement devices that makes information on standardized tests and research instruments available to researchers, graduate students, and teachers. Collected from the early 1900s to the present, the Test Collection at ETS is the largest such compilation in the world.
Thesaurus Linguae Graecae  
Comprehensive digital library of Greek literature from antiquity to the present era.
TIMEA  
The Travelers in the Middle East Archive (TIMEA)is a digital archive that focuses on Western interactions with the Middle East, particularly travels to Egypt during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Times Digital Archive  
Full text of The Times of London 1785-1985.
TRIP  
Metasearch engine of evidence-based practice databases and websites, including: DARE, PubMed, EBP journals, and more. 1997-
TRIS (Transport Research Information Services)  
Citations in the transportation literature.
UK PubMed Central (UKPMC)  
UK PubMed Central (UKPMC) provides a stable, permanent, and free-to-access online digital archive of full-text, peer-reviewed research publications.
ULI Development Case Studies  
case studies describing the development process of projects that are both innovative in their markets and financially successful.
Ulrichs International Periodicals Directory  
(Summary coming soon...)
Urban Studies, Sage Full Text  
Full text articles from Sage Press journals in urban studies and public policy topics
US Congress. Congressional Serial Set.  
Searchable, full text database of the reports, documents, and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives from 1817-1980.
US Department of Health and Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration Geospatial Datawarehouse.  
HRSA focuses on uninsured, underserved, and special needs populations in its goals and program activities. The HRSA Geospatial Data Warehouse (HGDW) provides a single point of access to HRSA programmatic information, related health resources, and demographic data for reporting on HRSA activities.
US Department of Health and Human Services. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)  
Rich source of information about America’s health. As the Nation’s principal health statistics agency, [NCHS] compile statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of [US Citizens].
US Department of Health and Human Services. National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP)  
The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by independent reviewers. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) product.
US Department of Health and Human Services. Office of Applied Studies  
SAMHSA's Office of Applied Statistics (OAS) provides the latest national data on (1) alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and other drug abuse, (2) drug related emergency department episodes and medical examiner cases, and (3) the nation's substance abuse treatment system.
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. HUD User.  
HUD USER provides interested researchers with access to the original electronic data sets generated by PD&R sponsored data collection efforts, including the American Housing Survey, HUD median family income limits, as well as microdata from research initiatives on topics such as housing discrimination, the HUD-insured multifamily housing stock, and the public housing population.
US Department of the Interior. Geodata.gov (Geospatial One-Stop)  
Geodata.gov is a geographic information system (GIS) portal, also known as the Geospatial One-Stop (GOS), that serves as a public gateway for improving access to geospatial information and data under the Geospatial One-Stop E-Government initiative.
Vocational and Career Collection  
Industry specific information from magazines, journals, and trade publications. Full text available from 1985.
Wall Street Journal Online  
Wall Street Journal (Eastern Edition) full text articles 1984-present. Does not include stock quotes or classified ads.
Web of Science  
Citation searching across thousands of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the arts & humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000, Scholar's Edition  
Text of primary source documents and historical interpretations focusing on women in American social movements.
World Almanac  
(Summary coming soon...)
World Development Indicators (WDI) Online  
time series data on 700 development indicators for 208 countries and 18 country groups since 1960.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts  
Searchable database of literature on world politics and public administration.
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